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己 — 3 strokes / Radical「己」

道
5Elementary year 6 / 3 strokes / Radical「己」
On
コ・キこ・き · ko · ki
Kun
おのれonore
Meaning
oneself; self

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A cord tied as a marker; what is set apart as one's own — hence "oneself."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko自己じこ利己りこ
Onキきki知己ちき克己こっき
Kunおのれonore己おのれ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 自己じこ

    self; oneself

  • 利己りこ

    self-interest

More words with this kanji

  • 自己紹介じこしょうかい
  • 妲己だっき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

自己(じこ)の考(かんが)えをはっきり述(の)べた。

I stated my own view clearly.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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